YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Higgins Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ HIGGINS CEMETERY: Location: About 5 miles down Cane River on 19-W North, turn onto road # 1383 (Hog Branch) and go .5 miles, turn left on gravel road that leads to the Higgins Freewill Baptist Church. Follow this road around behind the church and to the top of the hill to cemetery. Condition: Well kept SURNAMES: BRADFORD, BROWN, BYRD, FRANKLIN, HIGGINS, MILLER, MORROW, RANDOLPH, RENFRO, ROYAL, SILVERS, WEBB, WHEELER, WHITSON 1. John M. Wheeler - Feb. 2, 1899 - Feb. 20, 1982 2. Rose E. Wheeler -April 6, 1899 - Aug. 13, 1991, W/o # 1 3. Lloyd Wheeler - Nov. 24, 1927 - July 30, 1993 4. Clara B. Wheeler - Dec. 22, 1928 - , W/o # 3 5. Shanna Denae Wheeler - April 8-1972 - April 11, 1972 6. James K. Pate - Aug. 16, 1936 - May 4, 1995 Shirley Pate (Wife of James Pate) ; Hope Pate Holden; Tommy Holden These were names written on 4 x 4 post - probably to reserve the burial plot. 7. Rosanna M. Byrd - 1864 - 1928 8. Waitsel Byrd - 1842 - 1926 9. Pearl Franklin - 1923 - 1925 10. Hiram Franklin - 1886 - 1942 11. Lizzie Franklin - 1890 - 1942 12. George Bradford, Pvy. US Army WW II - 7-21-1921 - 9-7-1971 13. Hattie L. Bradford, 6-28-1927 - W/o # 12 14. Gene R. Bradford, 11-18-1946- S/o # 12 & 13 15. Lewis Webb, 7-30-1919 - 2-18-1999, S Sgt. US Army 16. Mozelle Webb, 9-27-1921 - W/o # 15 17. J.W.Webb - Jan. 30- 1945 - Sept. 30, 1960, S/o # 15 & 16 18. John Webb - Sept. 11, 1946 - May 1, 1963, S/o # 15 & 16 19. Hiram Webb - 1882 - 1966 20. Suckie Webb - 1887 - 1969, W/o 19 21. Roxie Webb - Mar. 8, 1908 - Oct. 1, 1911, D/o # 19 & 20 22. Shirley Kathey Webb - Jan. 24, 1937, Infant D/o of Vance & Minnie Loe Webb 23. Linda Silvers - Feb. 7, 1910 - Nov. 18, 1968, W/o # 25 24. Samuel Lee Silvers - Jan. 5, 1939 - Aug. 8, 1958, S/o # 23 & 25 25. Paul Silvers - Mar. 31, 1909 - July 17, 1969 26. Mary Higgins - 1851 - 1958 27. John Higgins - 1874 - 1952 28. Avery Silvers, Nov. 27, 1912 - Apr. 29, 1982 29. Nealy R. Silvers - Jan. 5, 1940 - Dec. 28, 1993, S/o # 28 30. Milus Higgins - 1889 - 1974 31. Effie Higgins - 1894 - 1982, W/o # 30 32. Ned Higgins - 1930 - 1961 33. Roy Thomas Higgins, Pfc. US Army WW II, Dec. 16, 1918 - Aug 8, 1994 34. Carroll Higgins - 1911 - 1912 35. Zora Silvers - 1902 - 1987 36. Tom Silvers - 1883 - 1965 37. Ruth Silvers - 1890 - 1919 38. Marcus Higgins - 1858 - 1940 39. C.R.Renfro - Jan. 30, 1858 - June 26, 1910 40. Myra Renfro - July 6, 1884 - Jan. 28, 1955, W/o # 41 41. William Backus Renfro - April 1, 1883 - Nov. 9, 1934 42. Bill Renfro, 9-4-1912 - 8-4-2000, Pvt. US Army, WWII 43. Frank Higgins - 1923 - 1941 44. Walter Higgins - 1894 - 1913 45. Etta R. Higgins - 1886 - 1974 46. William M.Higgins - 1869 - 1958 47. Martha J. Higgins - 1965 - 1904 48. ?? Higgins, 12-4-1811 - 12-4-1870 49. Bessie Higgins, 1915 - 2000 50. Zeb Brown - 1890 - 1898 51. Leonard J. Higgins - Oct. 5, 1908 - Aug. 4, 1975 52. Isaac M. Higgins - 1882 - 1922 53. Maggie P. Higgins - 1884 - 1919, W/o # 52 54. Emaline Higgins - Mar. 18, 1840 - Sept. 19, 1916 55. Chas. Higgins - June 8, 1930 - Aug. 14, 1914 56. Marget Higgins - Jan. 29, 1844 - Jan. 29. 1899 57. W.M.Higgins, Co. E, 3 NC MTD. INF. 58. Elige Higgins - May 23, 1878 - Mar. 19, 1879 59. Tom Higgins - June 3, 1894 - July 12, 1980 60. Julia Higgins - April 30, 1892 - Feb. 23, 1941 61. Back Higgins - June 5, 1880 - Oct. 23, 1959 62. Addie Higgins - June 16, 1884 - Aug. 23, 1923 63. James Higgins - May 15, 1899 - Dec. 17 1984 64. Rinda Higgins - 1880 - 1964 65. Jas. H. Higgins, Co. G, 3 NC MTD INF. 66. Elizabeth Higgins - 1849 - 1949 67. Rutha E. Higgins - Jan. 16, 1848 - Oct. 19, 1936 68. Augustus Higgins - 1889 - 1938 69. Charlie Higgins - Jan. 9, 1873 - Mar. 17, 1945 70. Hiram H. Higgins - Dec. 29, 1885 - Oct. 8, 1958 71. Alice Silvers - Sept. 1,1859 - Oct. 15, 1897 72. Macy Higgins - Aug. 1, 1810 - Aug. 6, 1890 73. Arew Higgins - Nov. 22, 1916 - Dec. 26. 1968 74. Dollie S. Higgins - 1889 - 1972 75. Margie Higgins - Jan. 21, 1930 - Oct. 14, 1989 76. Berdie Ann Tipton Silvers - 1881 - June. 3, 1953, W/o # 77 77. Alexander A. Silvers - 1860 - Feb. 19, 1953 78. Delilia H. Silvers - 1838 - June 3- 1922, W/o # 79 79. Marvel Alexander Silvers, DO. K, 58 NC INF. CSA - 1832 - Nov. 14, 1928 80. Isaac Silvers - Oct. 12, 1904 - Oct. 17, 1989 81. Baxter W. Silvers, 3-4-1990 - 82. Berneice N Silvers, 5-7-1914 - 10-26-1999, W/o # 81 83. Linda Silvers Whitson - Feb. 18, 1918 - Feb. 25, 1967 84. Harold Higgins - April 26, 1942 - April 29, 1993 85. Lloyd Higgins - June 22 1926 - 86. Gladys W. Higgins - Oct. 11, 1928 - Sept. 22, 1988 87. Infant daughter of Lack & Mattie Morrow - March 23, 1947 88. Mary M. Higgins - 1868 - 1925 89. W. Joesephus Higgins - 1871 - 1943 90. Finetey R. Phillips - 1854 - 1871 (tombstone) (actually 1876 - >1891) D/o # 91 & 92 91. Phoebe Randolph - 1828 - 1910, W/o # 92 92. Burton Randolph - 1828 - 1922 93. Birchie Higgins - 1897 - 1928 94. Vince Higgins - Dec. 27, 1892 - Dec. 27, 1978 95 Olivia Higgins - July 25, 1896 - Apr. 3, 1994, W/o # 94 96. Shirlean Silvers - Nov. 10, 1936 - Jan. 27, 1937 97. Geneva H. Pate Whitson - June 26, 1916 - Aug. 22, 1996 98. Sam Higgins - 1877 - 1966 99. Ida Higgins - 1887 - 1973, W/o # 98 100. Michael Higgins - 1949 - 1950 101. Carl Higgins - Oct. 4, 1928 - May 23, 1996 102. Gertrude Higgins - Feb. 11, 1933 - 103. Rev. George Miller - 1927 - 1962 104. Quinton Higgins - May 10, 1924 - May 27, 1982 105 Mitchell Silvers - Nov. 30, 1931 - March 14, 1967 106. Keith Silvers - Nov. 8, 1943 - Aug. 12, 1979 107. Loyd E. Wheeler - infant - April 17, 1949 108. Charlene Silvers - Oct. 29, 1931 - Jan. 15, 1932 109. Leacey H. Silvers - 1902 - 1940 110. Bradley Silvers - July 25, 1901 - Feb. 14, 1981 111. Annie Silvers - Feb. 19,1906 - Oct. 10, 2000, W/o # 111 112. Sterling Silvers - Sept. 16, 1962 - Sept. 14, 1983 113. Florence Miller - June 15, 1887 - Dec. 30, 1965 114. Sam Miller - June 15, 1872 - April 16, 1950 116. Quince Miller - April 9, 1899 - Jan. 20, 1990 117. Gregory Jay Miller - July 16, 1960 - Nov. 10, 1979 118. Sherdain Silvers - July 8, 1904 - July 14, 1996 119. Chetty Silvers - Oct. 12, 1903 - June 26, 1986, W/o # 118 120. Donald n. Royal - March 30, 1936 - 121. Mary E. Royal - Jan 18, 1938 - March 9, 1994 (Married June 17, 1965), W/o # 120 122. Tom F. Wheeler - 1915 - 1986 123. Lucy M. Wheeler - 1918 - W/o 122 124. Joseph E. Silvers - May 10, 1890 - June 13, 1972 125. Cordelia Silvers - June 12, 1900 - June 6, 1980 126. Hanner Silvers - Sept. 25, 1860 - Oct. 23, 1926 127. Suckey Morrow Silvers - 1857 - 1911 128. Bud Silvers - 1858 - 1929 40-50 graves marked with fieldstones Updated 2000